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Since its halloween I feel like it is necessary to talk about the roots of halloween before it has evolved into what it is today. Today it is a celebration of the supernatural and kids dress up to trick or treat , but it was not always like that. In the beginning it was a gaelic festival which commerated the dat oct31 which they believed the spirit world and living worlds overlapped. Costumes were worn to mimic spirits or placate them. When the romans occupied the area they incorporated this into several traditions too. The name halloween caomes from all hallows day also known as all saints day. It was used by the catholic christian faith to commemerate all saints who have passed from this world. The communties who participate in halowwen extensively are the gaelic comminties Ireland and Scotland, they are followed by America And the U.K. In fact in England over the past 5 years spending for halloween has increased from 12 million to almost 120 million. This is also and adult holiday as many pubs and bars hold festivities. In Mexico ir is celebrated as a two day celebration say of the dead or dia de los muertos. Various froms of haloween are practiced all over the world just not on october 31. Some of these festivals are traditional and have been celebrated for many years, Chinese people have a ghost day.

Hope everyone is safe this halloween. Its even safer this year as in some towns are restricting the movement of sex offenders.